The Lakers' third preseason game came to Sacramento, which is also located in central California, a city on the Sacramento River Basin, and is the seat of Sacramento County, as well as the state capital of California.

The team name is very domineering, but they don't have too good results in American professional basketball. In the 1950-1951 season, he won the NBA championship as the Rochester Royals. After that, the Kings failed to break through.

The current Kings star is The Rock Mickey Ridgemond. With a height of 1.96 meters and a weight of 98 kilograms, he is a shooting guard, but his tendons and flesh are burly.

"He's going to be the best shooting guard in the league besides me." This is a prediction made by Michael Jordan in 1989.

A future Hall of Famer, 6-time All-Star, 5-time All-NBA. He is also excellent in attack and defense, but he has never led the team decently. In the past few years, the Kings under his leadership have repeatedly struggled on the verge of the playoffs.

In this game, Bryant did not get the opportunity to play against Richmond, and the game entered garbage time early under O'Neal's brave play.

O'Neal, who is getting better and better, dominates the basket, and this era is the era when those who have inside have the world. Kobe Bryant played a small game, scoring 13 points in 17 minutes.

The Lakers, who have won three in a row, are back in Los Angeles. The Clippers, who have risen in the future, are still a fish belly, Clippers owner Donald Sterling is stingy, and the team's current highest salary is even Stanley Roberts's $3.25 million.

The entire team is made up of a handful of homeless mercenaries, and their record in the league in recent years is ridiculous.

Bryant still contributed a wonderful performance under the flash lights of the Great Western Forum Arena. Facing the Clippers' barely defended bench players. With a hot hand, he took over the game.

After only playing 21 minutes, he scored 21 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

"Impeccable." That's the assessment given by Harris, who has already considered replacing Kobe Bryant as a starter. It's a waste of such a talented player on the bench, but he's still thinking about which player to replace, and whether there will be a problem with Kobe's tacit understanding with the starter.

Dr. Buss, who was watching the game from the sidelines, sent a text message to Kobe Bryant after the game.

"Born extraordinary, keep up the good work, the legend of the future."

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The Lakers didn't stay long in the warm environment of Los Angeles, and Bryant and his party flew to Minnesota.

It's already a bit cool in Minnesota in October, and the weather here varies greatly throughout the year. Summer temperatures can exceed 46 degrees Celsius, while winter temperatures can be as low as -22 degrees Celsius.

The Timberwolves joined the league in 1989, which geographically filled the Lakers' absence of Minneapolis. The team spent only one season at the Hubert Humphrey Zenith Stadium before moving to its home stadium, the Target Center

"Oh my God, I don't want to play in this place." O'Neill was very afraid of the cold, and the icy weather made them shiver when they got off the plane.

"Hi, Shaq. It seems that your fat is not generating enough calories for you. Kobe Bryant joked that after several games, getting along on and off the court, the two have been very compatible.

"Damn, I'm going to show the energy of my strong muscles on the field, not in the cold." O'Neill folded his arms together exaggeratedly. The teammates laughed, it seems that the fat man is afraid of the cold.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have amassed several good players after years of swinging. But the bad weather here makes it difficult to keep good players.

Kevin Garnett was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the fifth pick in the first round last year, becoming one of the few players to go straight from high school and the first high school player under the age of 20 to be drafted in the MLS Basketball Draft.

The future Hall of Fame power forward is still sharpening his minions. The first-year stats were not stellar, averaging only 10 points and 6 rebounds in 28 minutes per game.

Kobe Bryant knew that this was a common problem for high school rookies, and he often didn't adapt to the soil and performed poorly in the first year. Too young their bodies

There is no way to adapt to the intensity of American professional basketball, and often these talented high school students will only play in the second or third year.

On the back line, they also have this year's No. 4 pick, Stephen Marbury. This point guard from New York has extraordinary talent, Kobe Bryant admires him very much, and after washing the lead Hua, he became a horse coach in China.

The game was still one-sided, and before Garnett grew up, the Timberwolves' interior could not do anything about O'Neal. Harris was surprised by the chemistry that produced Harris's attempt to put Kobe and O'Neal on the court at the same time, and Bryant's timely pass after the breakthrough always allowed O'Neal to attack the basket very comfortably.

Bryant and Stephen Marbury faced off in the game, and Marbury's fancy dribbling did not interfere with the experienced Bryant, but Bryant's pressing made it difficult for Marbury.

The difference in strength between the two sides is obvious, although there is no weak team in the American professional basketball. It's not uncommon for a team to win over a strong game, but it's hard to be surprised when a team has stars like O'Neal and Kobe Bryant in control of the pace of the game on their starters and benches.

Bryant continued to add playing time in this game, playing 23 minutes and recording 14 points and 7 assists. Three of those seven assists were passed to O'Neal.

After the game, O'Neill secretly asked Harris, "Hi, head." Why don't we try to start Kobe Bryant? ”

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The final game of the preseason is against the Detroit Pistons.

The Detroit Pistons had excellent performances in the 80-90s. In 1981, the Pistons selected Isaiah Thomas of Indiana University with the second pick in the first round, and under Thomas's leadership, he repeatedly defeated Jordan Jr. and swept the Lakers 4-0 in the 1989 Finals to win the championship. In 1990, the Pistons successfully defended their title by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 in the Finals.

As the Bad Boys aged, the Pistons hit rock bottom and opted for Grant Hill, the popular small forward.

It's a shame that Alan Houston defected to the New York Knicks this summer. This defender with an elegant style of play still did not choose this iron-blooded city.

Before the game, Harris found Kobe Bryant in the team's locker room.

"Kobe, you start this game. Behave well, kid. "Silver Fox Harris made the decision, and in the last game of the preseason, he decided to let Kobe try to start, and it is better to adjust in the preseason than in the regular season.

Finally playing the starting lineup, Kobe Bryant smiled. Kobe Bryant became the starter two years earlier than in the previous life.